On Thursday evening, Kansas City's first Super Bowl champion in nearly 10 years returned home, as Denver Broncos outside linebacker Shane Ray was honored during a ceremony at Bishop Miege High School.
And as Ray stood on the court during the presentation — which was made at halftime of the Stags' girls basketball game against St. Thomas Aquinas — holding a framed Bishop Miege jersey with his high school number, 52, with a smile on his face, it was impossible for anyone who has known Ray a while not to think about how far he's come.
“I told Shane, he's very lucky — I played in the league 11 years and never got to Super Bowl, and here he is, getting in his first year,” said Stags offensive coordinator Tim Grunhard, who played for the Chiefs from 1990 to 2000.